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The Battle with Grendel: Beowolf

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

How does Grendel die?

a)

Beowulf and his warriors slay the monster with their swords.

b)

Beowulf beheads him.

c)

Beowulf stabs the sword in the heart.

d)

Beowulf rips off his arm and Grendel bleeds to death

2.

What helps Beowulf succeed in killing Grendel’s mother?

a)

his sword, Hrunting

b)

his desire to receive more treasures

c)

his rage and anger toward evil forces

d)

his need to prove he is the strongest man alive

3.

Which of the following statements supports the view that Beowulf is an epic hero?

a)

He is a great swimmer and jumper

b)

He fights Grendel without a weapon and naked

c)

He does not behead Grendel’s mother.

d)

He is a humble servant for the people of Geat.

4.

The word vehemently best describes which of the following actions?

a)

Hrothgar welcoming Beowulf

b)

Beowulf fighting Grendel’s mother

c)

Beowulf hanging Grendel’s arm from the bleeding bones

d)

Beowolf talking to Grendel when ripping his arm

5.

Which of the following traits is a feature of the epic?

a)

A regular pattern of rhythm and rhyme

b)

An incredible plot involving large-scale events

c)

A happy ending to the story

d)

Characters, settings, or events that stand for abstract or moral concepts told in verse

6.

Which of the following characters is the best example of an epic hero?

a)

A rebellious soldier who seeks to overthrow a wise and popular general

b)

A knight who performs brave deeds to win the love of a lady

c)

A king whose excessive pride leads to his downfall

d)

A larger-than-life warrior with godlike qualities

7.

An archetype is—

a)

the repetition of the same or a similar consonant sound

b)

a puzzling question in need of a solution

c)

a symbolic element that appears in literature across cultures and times

d)

a character whose purpose is to set off another character

8.

When you paraphrase something you’ve read, you—

a)

draw conclusions based on evidence in the text

b)

put the material into your own words

c)

read between the lines to figure something out

d)

connect the material to something else you’ve read

9.

What best describes Herot?

a)

A palace to welcome the king´s guests

b)

A strong wooden hall to celebrate soldiers. victories

c)

A small town in the Geats kingdom

d)

A country in northern Europe

10.

The Geats were

a)

very honorable and educated soldiers comeing from ´presetn Denmark

b)

wild and illiterate Anglos-Saxons probably living in the Netherlands

c)

The first British populations

d)

The first French population

11.

Who were the Bards, and why were they important in the brith of British literature)

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